Re: GZG Mini and Dice collections?

> How many Full Thrust minis do you goes usually use in a typical FT
game?
> I have 2 forces of around 8 ships each, mostly small stuff.

The battle I was just in last week (admittedly on the high end of the 
scale) had about about 45-50 ships per side. But then, I game with 
some well paid consumers...
 
> I also have Dirtside II ( but have never played it!) .What are '
starter', typical 
> forces for that too?	I have hover tanks and	Heavy tanks from geohex,
and 
> infantry and GEVs from Ral Partha, but have been doing Ogre stuff with
it. 

I'm a stargrunt guy.... and I have about 120 Marines and other 
figs and a few vehicles purchased in a mass at one point. 

> Also, what type of Dice collections do you guys have? 

est approx 300-320 total  well mixed. Seem to have more d12s than 
anyone could ever need.  

> What is normal? 

Note, I'm probably not normal. 
 
> Seems all this isn' t needed if all we do is PBeM ( and simple kids
stuff and solo 
> for myself)!

No, I'm an 'overkill' gamer. Heck, one can have fun in RPGs with a 
few friends and only a dice or two. (Sometimes none at all). With 
wargames, a few dice and either counters or figures are mandated, but 
collecting is a habit and your collection grows over time, or such 
has been my experience.  

Tom.  
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